Sixth annual James B. Sanderlin Black History Award
McCabe United Methodist Church held its sixth annual James B. Sanderlin Black History…
Fannye Ayer Ponder: Her story lives on
L-R, Angela Rousson, Joanne Rainey and Thelma Bruce BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff…
The Ponder legacy continues
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The National Council of Negro…
Growing up in the Gas Plant
November’s Community Conversations titled ‘Our Stories Matter: Memories of the Gas…
The legacy of Dr. Gilbert H. Leggett
Dr. Gilbert Leggett and Dr. James Ponder receiving outstanding service awards accompanied…
Residents still unsatisfied with the Tropicana redevelopment plan
The Gas Plant neighborhood, circa 1970, where the redevelopment caused 285 buildings to…
Honoring the legacy of Cleveland Johnson, Jr.
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Fifty years of local…
In St. Petersburg Black Lives Matter Part II – Historical Perspective
ST. PETERSBURG — Please join the board members and Friends of the Dr. Carter G.…
USF Celebrates Black History
Moving day into Jordan Park in 1939. BY JON WILSON, Columnist ST. PETERSBURG —…
Hidden History: Remembering Dr. Leggett
Dr. Gilbert Leggett and Dr. James Ponder receiving outstanding service awards accompanied…
St. Pete’s historic cemeteries and a time for reconciliation
There are thousands of unmarked graves in Lincoln Cemetery, and since the topsoil moves…
Rays announce historic development and partnership
The Tampa Bay Rays officially announced Tuesday that a historic agreement has been…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 2
During Jim Crow St. Petersburg, Mercy Hospital was the only hospital that would serve…
Gibbs High School Class of ’57 still going strong
The Class of 1957 celebrated their 65th class reunion on June 11 at the Rocking Crab…
Dear Reader: Forgiveness from the Cross
Dear Reader, I’m not sure how my words will find you when you read them, but I pray…
I AM: The story of the Gas Plant Neighborhood
The area known as the Gas Plant neighborhood was the second African-American neighborhood…
2019 First Ladies in African-American History honored
Sunday, April 28, the Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum celebrated…
I AM: A person with a building named after me
I AM Freddie Dyles, educator and basketball coach. In 1964, I joined Gibbs High School…